Abstract:
The mission of The Interior Columbia Ecosystem Management Project (ICBEMP) is to develop a scientifically sound and ecosystem based strategy for forest and rangelands administered by the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management in the interior Columbia River basin and portions of the Klamath and Great Basins.

Goals:

1. Produce a scientific framework for ecosystem management in the ... interior Columbia River basin that explains ecological prinicples and processes that operate at a variety of scales.

2. Produce a scientific assessment which characterizes and analyzes historic, present, and potential future social and biophysical conditions within the interior Columbia River basin.

3. Produce two Environmental Impact Statements that result in management strategies based on ecological principles.

4. Complete a scientific evaluation of the alternatives presented in each Environmental Impact Statement and describe potential effects for line officer consideration and decision.

5. Capitalize on the opportunities to:

-Bring science and management into closer partnerships and working relations.

-Open new channels of communication and working relationships with American Indian tribal governments.